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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-14
The Funeral of mrs. Needle.

CHICAGO, March 13.-Extreme quiet mark
ed the burial of Mrs. Neede to-day. Fully
10000 people shivered three hours in a bleak
wind waiting for the obsequies to commence
and were only rewarded by sight of the pro-
cessi0n that except in size differed only in
few minor details from the ordinary funeral
Last evening the master of ceremonies
estimated 10000 sympathizers would be in
line. The demonstration fell far short of
its promoters prediction, including the per-
persons in 1T carriages and buggies there
were probably 5000 souls in the cortege. Less
than II hours before the hall had been the
scene of a masquerade ball. Every vestigs Of
the carnival trappings had, however, been
carefully removed. Here and there were pla-
carded printed appeals for contributions to
the anarchists defence fund. The stage and
gallery railing were draped in black and
white and ranged before the footlights and
around the coffin were floral emblems AMI
potted plants in profusion. Nothing SYM
bolical of religion was visible. and nothing
in the simple services gave the most distant
allusion to future life. A well rendered
chorus or two were followed by brief ora
tions from George Schilling and Paul Croft
kau, and the corpse was ready for the hearse.
Schilling, the Chicago Socialist, and Croft
kau, the Milwaukee Anarchist, failed to
break forth in their usual fiery strain. The
prohibition of red flags was scrupulously
observed. Policemen were almost wholly
kept out of sight and the entire affair was
characterized by extraordinary decorum.
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Robbed by Masked Men.

COLEMAN, Texas, March 13.-The Gulf of
Colorado and Santa Fe railroad Office early
this morning was the scene of Hold up"
resulting in loss to the express, railroad
and employees of over $1,000, James Muse,
express messenger, Henry Brien night oper-
atOr and two men were in the depot Muse
had occasion to. 90 Iout about three o'clock
and came running bacd and said: "Some one
is robbing cars" The party started to the
cars when Brien told Muse to run back and
get something to shoot with. Muse went
back towards the depot to get his six shooter
when three men jumped out from the south
door Of the depot, pointed six shooters in his
face and told him with oaths to open the
depot. With a revolver under his ear Muse
opened the safe and the robbers got two ex-
press packages one of $500, and the other of
$3.50 and another of $50 of railroad money
Muses. pocket-book with S135 in it and his
gold watch worthS125. While this was going
on Brien and the yard men were up the road
few hundred yards at car which Muse
saw the men get out of and which they found
had been broken open and the load on fire.
After some trouble they put the fire out. All
the robbers wore masks.
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OFF FOR THE MAcKEREL.
Sbhooners Emma w. Brown, May
flower and Governor Butler Start
southward-Quotations for
the Week.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, March 12.--Scho oners
Emma w. Brown, Mayhower and Governor
Butler, the first of the southern mackerel
fleet sailed today. The earliest sailing last
spring was by the schooner Emma W Brown
March III. The first mackerel arrived In New
York, April Il, in the schooner Ellen M.
Adams.
Schooner Alert this morning collided with
the schooner Annie Wesley when coming
into the harbor breaking her bowsprit and
doing other damage.
Georges Goldfish continues scarce, and the
stock ON hand is very light Bank cod is be
ing disposed Of rapidly, and but few remain
IN the market
A large fleet, which has been hauled up
during the winter, has commenced TO fit for
the Grand and Western Banks, and the
Georges fleet will be largely increased.
The frozen herring trade is good, and large
quantities have been disposed of the past
week for bait and food. One more vessel,
the schooner John w. Bray, is yet to arrive
from Newfoundland.
The Ipswich Bay gill Enetters and trawlers
have been doing WE'LL and have kept the
market well supplied with fresh cod
The mackerel trade remains firm and
prices are high. The poorer quality of mack
erel, for which there is good demand. is
scarce. The total receipts on hand at pres
ent, OF all grades, will not exceed 1000 bar
rels.
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MARITIME BANK FAILURE.
Further Developments Place II in a
Worse Light.

ST. JOHN, N. B., March 13-A meeting of
bank managers was held today to consider
the adyisability of assisting Mcclellan &
Co., brokers. whose total suspension would
cause equally as much distrops no tho failure
ofthe Maritime Bank. 1t is understood that
they look favorably upcn the proposition.
As TO the bank itself, every day shows the
failure in worse light. Spectators are
only offering so to 70 cents on the dollar for
the notes. One of the directors of the bank.
who was taking the notes at par for flour
cleared out nearly all of his stock in this
way, and the people came pouring iu so that
he concluded to withdraw the offer. The
total of public funds of the city and county
of st. John may be made up as follows:
Water commissioners, about S35. 600: hospi-
tai, $500; almshouse commissioners. $500:
county funds, $780, 1t is possible that the
city of Portland may have sman amount at
its credit But all the local public fsnds will
hardly. exceed $4,000. This, If certainly
lost, is net a great deal spread over the
whole community, and will infiict no suffer-
ing at all when compared with the suffering
that is too apt to fall upon individual depos-
itors. As to those who have money on de-
posit It is yet too soon to say what hope may
exist for them At present they will be most
seriously Inconvenience
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THE FIRE RECORD.
IncendIary Fire.

HOWELL, Mich, March ia little before
midnight last night fire was discovered in f.
n; :Monroe's hardware store An explosion
followed and the store was badly torn. In
short time the entire row of business blocks
on Grand River street between Wyans Ave
nue. and East street, three blocks on
Wyans avenuesand near by row of frame
buildings on East street were in flames. The
remainder of the business part iof the town
was saved with difficulty. Mr.. Monroe is
the chairman of county Prohibition party
committee, and hard worker for the prohi-
bitory amendment and the first of the month
received the following letter:
DETROIT, Mich, February 27, 1887.
To II. NJ MenrOe H0lceH, Mich:
Slr-l wish to inform you that you must stop
your work IN the prohibition cause, or we viii
burn you out, root and branch. You may prepare
(Signed) MANY SALOON KEEPERS
The prohibitionists consider this the ex-
PLANTATION of the cause of the fire. As the
fire engine made its appearance pistol shot
grazed night watchman Clark's clothes
glanced on the engine and buried itself
against AL Fishbeck's collar bone The re-
volyer with one empty chamber was after
wards picked up in the court yard. This fire
coming soon after the incendiary fire of two
weeks ago has thrown the city into a fever
Of excitement. The losses aggregate S67, 100;
the insurance $4,000.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
An Important Decision by Acting
Secretary FairchiId -
Regarding the Free Entry Of Fish at
Eastport, Me.

WASHINGTON, March 12.
Some time ago Acting Secretary Fairchild
instructed the Collector of Customs at East
port. Me-, that fresh bait caught in foreign
waters in open boats of less than five tons
burden, when caught or taken from weirs
along the shore or at sea by American citi-
zens, are the produce of American fisheries,
and as such is entitled to full entry. Since
then the department is informed by an in
spector at Eastport that the privilege of fish
Ing in Canadian waters, which was enjoyed
by Americans at the date of the instructions.
has been denied them, and that the sardine
canning establishments, which were former
ly supplied by fish admitted free under such
ruling, have since been supplied in part by
fish obtained by purchase from Canadian
boats manned by Canadians and then ira MS
ferred to American boats manned by Ameri-
can fishermen, by whom they were landed.
1t also appears that certain fishermen born
and residing ON Canadian soil, but whose
fathers at the time Of their birth were Ameri-
can citizens, are permitted as American
citizens to land fish free Of duty under the
instructions referred to above. In letter to
the collector at Eastport, dated yesterday.
Acting Secretary Fairchild says that fish
caught by Canadian fishermen and trans
ferred to American boats in the manner
stated are not the products Of American fish
cries. and are, therefore, not entitled TO free
entry. Fish, however, caught and landed
under the rule laid down in department re-
strictions, by American citizens, whether
non-residents or otherwise, are equally en-
titled to free entry, and it is immateriai that
other governments may also claim these per-
sons as subjects, providing the status of
such persons fulflls the conditions of the
United States comforting citizenship.
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Unbalanced on Religion.

DOVER, N. H., March 12.-Chief Justice
Doe today granted the petition of Joseph
Wentworth of East Rochester, confined in
the county Jail here for refusing to give
bonds for his good behavior in a case for dis
turbing the Advent Church meeting at East
Rochester recently The hearing will take
Monday afternoon at Great Falls. Went
worth used to get up in the meeting and say
he was instructed by the Almighty to make
certain revelations and tell of occurrences
that we're to take place in the future. His
actions used to cause uproarious scenes in
the church, and this led the church officers
to have him arrested. In court he claimed
that he was the agent of the Almighty, and
had interviews and messages from him very
often. He is a very respectable man, but is
evidently unbalanced on religion. When
ordered to give $500 bonds for his good be-
havior, several citizens stepped forward to
sign bond, but he positively declined, and
said he would go to jail, because his action
was his religious belief, for which he could
not be punished by New Hampshire law.
He was taken to jail here and nearly died
Of pneumonia after his admission. 1t is the
general belief that he will be discharged, as
his.sentence is contrary to the spirit Of the
constitution, which provides for freedom of
opinion and mode of worshipping tile deity
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MRS. HARRIET BEEcHER STOWE.
How She Received the News OF Her
Brothers Death.

HARTFORD, Ct, March 12.-Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe is In such feeble health that
1t was impossible for her to attend the funer-
al Of her brother Henry. She is living qul-
etly at her home in this city. and although
feeble, is quite as strong as at any time for
year past. She is q year older than Henry
Ward, and feels the effects Of advancing
years. She received the announcement Of
his death with composure, and manifested
no sign of breaking down, as was feared.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, last fall, he ex-
pressed to his sister his belief of the APP
preaching death, and that he anticipated 1t
would be by apOplexy.
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A History OF Maine.


had been hunting for a Wllliamson's
History of Maine for year. when a friend
Of mine. Of an antiquarian turn. found a
secondhand set in New York book stall.
the other day. The two VOLUMES cost me g
$40 bill It is growing harder and
harder every year to procure copy Of
this standard old work II is the only his
tory Of Maine which amounts to anything.
Sullivan's History. which preceded 1t, is
worth Sc to ss a copy.
But hear we are 10 have a new and nota-
BILE history of Maine Mr.. James p. Baxter,
OF Portland. the wealthy poet and author,
the compiler Of the ''Trelawney Papers, has
been at work several years laying the foun-
dation for somethlng-and this something, a
prominent member or the Maine Historical
Society tells me, is the long wished for his
tory Of Maine. which shall be worthy Of the
name. IL is said that Mr.. Baxter's trip to
England was an expedition for materials for
this history. He has kept man at work on
a salary for two years, exploring the Massa-
chusetts archives with the same object.
1t Is generally agreed that Mr.. Baxter Is
Just the man to write this history; and those
who have been let into the secret have been
awaiting the result Of his work with a live
ly interest, which will become widespread.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-14
BETWEEN TWO FIRES.
a ReckIand Liquor Dealer Gets inro
Trouble by Trying to Get Out.

RocKLAND, March a. The Knox grand
jury has riscn and reported five indictments
as follows
Joseph Smith. tramp; Sanford Deiane Of
Thomaston, two indictments, one rs com
mon seller. the other for drinking house and
tipping shop; VIM. II. Kennedy Of Rock
land, two indictments, common seller and
drinking house and tippling stere
The case Of Sanford Delano was interest
Ing. He was sued by Charles B. Barrett on
an action to recover $212 for liquors sold to
Delano who testified that they were intended
for illegal sale and consequently Barrett
could not recover. The jury SO found but
the sheriff on Delano's testimony searched
his place in Thomaston, finding large
quantity Of liquors for which Delano was
indicted as above.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-14
CANADIAN LEGISLATION.
Its Probable Course on the Fisheries
and Tariff Questions. \

OTTAWA, March 12.-It is thought in offc-
ial circles that no legislation will be neces-
sary during the approaching session of Par
lioment on the fheries question, the assent
of the imperial government having been
1t is considered that this will meet all the
requirements of the case In order, how
ever, to meet any difficulty which may
arise from the enforcement of the retaliatory
bill passed by the American Congress, Par
Lament may be asked to make provision
deal with any emergency. As usual, ON the
approach of session, there is a large crop
Of applications from manufacturers, asking
Tor alterations in the tariff to suit the ~
guirements Of their special lines Of business.
1t is questionable, however, whether the
government will permit Of much further
tinkering Of the tariff, as the tendency of
the numerous changes is to create feeling
of unrest In the mercantile community.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-14
The Striking RalIroaa Men.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. March 13-Chief Ar
gineers, denies the report that his organiza-
tion is assisting the striking braksmen and
switch hands of the New York, Penpsylya-
tia 4 Ohio railroad. Nothing new was de-
veloped to-day. All the freight traffic over
the road has ceased, but new men are being
hired, and it Is thought efforts will be made
to run trains Monday. Only $50 men are en-
gagged in the strike, but 1000 are thrown out
Of employment by blockade of freight, and
lack Of facilities along the line Of the road to
get coal and ore. Judge Stone in common
going upon railroad property.
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Iurf Cosalp.

Lizzie Wilkes, 222s. by George Wilkes, Is
TO be used as brood mare.
Efforts are making to secure fast drive Ia
Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
The we'll known trotting mare Clemmie
G., record 2151. is to be bred either 20
Director or Clingstone, I'd.
The old brood mare Ontario, recently
bought at the Loril,ard sale by Mat Byrnes
for S1O5O, Is expected to foal this week to
Iroquois.
OF the 1s3 horses In the Brooklyn and
Coney Island handicaps, 70 are 4-year olds,
AZ b-yedr olds, q S-year olds, 16 6-year olds,
and ia Of the aged division.
The bay pacing gelding Johnston has been
o3qght I9T W NJ Rair Raihn PrSce Sca s,S % zoo Iohn
ston's record is 2.064.
The trotting horse Mike Wilkes, record
2.161, Is now owned by Sam Rowe OF Hnd-
son, Wis His former owner, Abe Rohr-
back, will manage the horse the coming
Mr.. Niekerson Of Boston recently pur-
chased at Oxford, Me-, the mare Lady Knox.
She Is in foal TO Piedmont, and the selling
party. G. w. Horne, retains half interest In
the colt.
At Oakland, Me-, recently, Prudant Le-
tourneau sold his trotting horse Fred $,
2.35t. to parties In Boston. The horse will
be driven on the road, and Is said 10 be far
speedier than his record would Indicate.
Mayor McKusick Of Calais, Me, owns the
stallion Olympus, bred by Gen. w. L. With
ers Of Lexington, Ky, for which he recently
refused an offer Of 5000 from parties hail
ing from New York, who wanted to buy.
Olympus was sired by Almont, dam Patty
Price, she by George ID. Prentice, son OF
Mambrino Chief.
The Maine horse has worldwide reputa-
tiOn. The fame Of Names stables reaches
across the Atlantic, and Is heard by the mon
eyed nabObs of England and the continent.
And so the compliment comes back to Maine
that Lord ROthschild, one of the richest men
in England, finds his chief delight Ia sitting
behind his pair Of Maine trotters. They are
said 70 be, Que a Fearnaught and the other a
Knox, sold from NOrrldgewock 70 Mr.. Geo.
W. Bishop the New York buyer.
Report says that the large and well known
Cream Brook Farm, famous as the horse
breeding farm Of Mr.. G. j. Shaw, Hartland,
has been sold TO Mr.. John White, Of Leyant.
The price paid was $1,000. The farm con-
tains $40 acres.
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State, and improved the general outlook
which was becoming discouraging. In sec
tions of Michigan and Wisconsin the fields
are still protected with snow. and nearly all
of the ranorts from those two States continue
favorable. In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
Missouri the reports indicate the crop is in a
very promising condition, and unless suo-
jected to freezing weather within the next
three weeks promises to !, emerge from the
Some reports of injury are reported from
White county in Illinois in Clermont and
Delaware counties, Ohio, and in Butler,
Jewell and Rice counties Of Kansas, but
these are the only exceptions to a good re-
port from fully one-third OF Line me winter i wheat
States the west of Ohio ending with March
18th
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SAW THE CONTRACT .ExEcurEp.
More About the Lease OF the Lowell
to the Boston 4 Maine.

CONCORD, N. a., March 12.-The report
that the Boston Il Lowell has been leased TO
the Boston 81 Maine Railroad Company Is
made on the authority Of gentleman who
witnessed the execution Of the contract in
Boston
preme Court yesterday invalIdating the lease
Of the Northern TO the Boston Il Lowell. an
official Of the latter road was notified by one
OF their counsel that within short time
thereafter the papers leasing the Lowell to
the Maine were signed
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An An act in addition to an act to amend sec. Al
cnap . OF the revised statutes relating to tax on
railroads,
PRIVATE AND SPECIAL ACTS.
An act to amend chap. 255 of the special laws
OF 1883 relating to the Buxton and Hollis Agri-
cultural Society.
An act to incorporate the somesyille Water
Company.
No in the, town Of Anson. ~, o..
An act TO incorporate the Caribou Water Com
pans.
Of 1880 relative to the Bridgton and Presumpscot
River Railroad Company. ..
An act to incorporate the Oamariscotta and
Newcastle Water Company.
An act relating TO the Biddetord and Saeo water
Company.
Canal Corporation, its mortgages or assigns, to
dispose Of certain portion OF the property OF the
corporation.
An act to amend an act relat ing to drains and
sewers In the city of Bangor.
An act granting to Reuben T. Carver the sole
right to propagate Holsters In Carvers Pond.
An act to grant certain powers to the Eden
Water Company.
An act to incorporate the Brunswick Horse Rail-
road Company.
An act 70 establish salary for the Judge of the
Municipal Court of the city of Saco.
AN act to s establish salary for the Judge OF the
An act authorizing the Kumford Falls, Andoyer
and Rangely Lakes Railway Compuny to make a
tratic contract with lease its road to the Grand
Sohipdhy VI tdudud, ana 10 issue
bonds and mortgage its property and franchises
An act authorizing the Rumford Falls and Buck
neld Railroad Company TO lease its road.
RESOLVES.
Resolve in favor of the Maine Insane Hospital.
Resolve in favor Of Thomas w. Porter.
Resolve in favor of Hannah Allen, of Bath.
Resolve in favor of 0akield Plantation.
Resoye In favor of Eugene Michaud.
Resolve In favor Of the town of Haynesvllie.
resolve relating to settlers on lands in NADIA
waska territory.
Resolve laying a tax on the counties of the
State for the years 1887 and 1888.
Resolve IN favor of the committee on educa-
ti0n.
Resolve in relation to the reward offered for the
arrest and delivery into custody OF Calvin T.
Graves and James N. Mcfarland
Resolve concerning an amendment of the con-
stltution relative TO eegebllity Iof the Tresurer
of State.
Resolve in favor OF Edwin A. Davis.
Resolve in favor of Crystal Plantation.
Resolve referring to the Governor and Council
the expediency of rebuilding the bridge across the
st. Croix river.
Resolve establishing the valuation for the
purposes OF taxation of certain plantations.
Resolve in favor of Bancroft Plantation.
Resolve In favor of the Maine Industrial School
for girls.
Resolve in favor of Oak Grove Seminary.
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THE STATE.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The little Franklin & Megantic railroad
had hard struggle this winter. King6eld.
the terminus of the line, has had but six
regular mails in month.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
James Mcfarland of HBncock, who was
with Graves at the time the game wardens
were shot, has been confined to his house for
some time with swelling between the knee
and ankle. He had had purse Of $50 made
up for him from his neighbors and parties in
Ellsworth.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
Kineo National Bank has been organized
at Dover. The following officers were cleo
ted: Directors, e. A. Thompson, l.. z.
Evans, j. +. Arnold, j. 4. Hughes, 4. j.
Mayo; Henry Hudson, Guilford; 9. G. Hall,
Mons0n, and j. III. Eveleth. Grsenyille. 4.
A. Thompson, president; j. +. Hughes, vice
president, and G. b. Kittredge, cashier. The
business prospects Of the bank are excellent
and it cannot fail to be great help to the
business of Dover.
WALDO COUNTY.
Hon. S. L. Milliken has accepted an invita-
tion from Thomas III. Marshall Post of Bel
fast, to deliver the grafton there on Memorial
Day.
IN GENERAL.
The interstate commerce bill, ii is thought,
will be benefit to the hay dealers of Maine.
For several years past but little hay has
been shipped south for the reason that west
ern railroads have given special rates by
which hay mas been shipped to Charleston,
jacksonville and other points on the sea-
coast, cheaper than it could be sent by water
from Maine. Under the provisions of the
new bill these special rates are prohibited
and our shippers expect to benefit by it.
The work of erecting the Maine monu-
ments at Gettysburg will commence in the
spring and it is expected to push it rapidly
forward to completion. At a recent meeting
of the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial AS
soeiation the following resolutions were
adopted, viz: That hereafter no monuments
constructed of other material than real
bronze or granite will be permitted on the
grounds of this association. The list OF
casualties in monumental legends must con-
form to the official record of the battle. That
hereafter regiments or other commands
which may erect monuments or tablets on
the battlefield shall be required at tho same
time to mark the fianks Of their positions
when practicable.